Can you vote in Windsor on Monday? Students, renters and property owners, checked

Can you vote in Windsor on Monday? You must be a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, and live in Windsor or own or rent property here (or be their spouse). Students here for school can vote here and at home. Polls: Mon. Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Windsor votes for mayor and council on Monday, Oct. 26. Here's who is allowed to vote, checked against the City of Windsor's voter information and Ontario's Municipal Elections Act.

Who can vote

You can vote in Windsor's municipal election if, on Voting Day, you are:

a Canadian citizen;

18 or older;

living in Windsor, or the owner or tenant of land in Windsor, or the spouse of an owner or tenant; and

not barred from voting by law.

Students

The Municipal Elections Act lets a student have two homes for voting purposes. If you live in Windsor to attend school, without meaning to make it your permanent home, and your permanent home is in another Ontario municipality, you can vote in both places in the same election. The City's voter page says the same.

Who can't vote

People serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution can't vote, and neither can corporations. Someone acting as an executor, trustee or in another representative role can't vote in that role, except as a voting proxy.

What it means for you

Check that you're on the voters' list through the City's Online Voter Services page. If your voter notification card never arrived, you can still vote: bring acceptable ID that shows your name and qualifying address.

Polls are open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, and you can vote at any voting location in your ward. If you're in line before 8 p.m., you can still vote. General questions go to 311; detailed election questions go to the Clerk's office at 519-255-6100, ext. 6285.